Research Method and Procedure
This chapter is devoted to the method
employed for data execution of this study. It covered: research design,
population of the study, sample and sampling procedure, research instrument,
validation of the instrument, reliability of the instrument, method of data
collection and method of data analysis.
Research Design
This study adopted a survey research
design. This is because the study sought the opinion of respondents on the
factors militating against the effective teaching and learning of mathematics.
Population of the Study
The population of the study consists of
all the senior secondary school students in both public and private secondary
schools in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
Sample and Sampling Procedure
The schools were stratified into private
and public schools. 15 private and 15 public secondary schools were randomly
selected from all the schools in the Local Government Area. From each of the
selected schools, 16 students were randomly selected from all the schools, giving
a sample size of 480 students that constituted the sample for the study.
Research Instrument
The instrument used for the study was
achievement test scores of the students in mathematics, obtained from the
records section of the sampled schools.
Validation of the Instrument
The achievement test scores have already
been validated by the mathematics teachers; hence there was no need for further
validation.
Reliability of the Instrument
The achievement test scores were
reliable since they tend to judge the position of the students academically
with respect to their performance in mathematics.
Method of Data Collection
The data collected were gathered through
the score sheet of the sampled students in the schools.
Method of Data Analysis
In analyzing the data collected, the researcher used t-test to answer the hypotheses.References
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